Healthy societies promote inclusion by distributing power and opportunity equitably, rather than reinforcing traditional exclusion and bias. Inclusion must be intentional: it is not guaranteed by strong economic growth, democratic elections, or even altruism. And it must be supported through both informal institutions including families and communities, as well as formal ones such as markets and states.
The researchers of the Inclusion Economics network ask how policy can promote inclusive and accountable states, markets, and societies; and how citizens – including the vulnerable and marginalized – can gain influence to make political and economic systems more responsive to their needs, both now and in the future.